Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (7-29) will try to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-17) at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday.

The Timberwolves faced the Pistons and went home with a loss by a final score of 119-105 in their last contest. Minnesota wrapped up the contest with a 42.5% FG percentage (34 out of 80) and converted 16 of 40 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Timberwolves knocked down 21 of their 26 shots for a percentage of 80.8%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 20 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the field on 45 out of 93 shooting. Detroit doled out 26 assists and had 12 steals for the matchup. In addition, Detroit grabbed 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Detroit ended up shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of their 20 attempts. They converted 13 of 38 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up walking away with 21 and the Pistons accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Anthony Edwards is a guy who was important for the matchup. Edwards finished the contest at 51.6% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 44 minutes and snagged 6 boards. He notched 53 points on 16 of 31 shooting.

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Minnesota will play this game with a record of 17-17 so far this season. They have an average of 109.2 points per contest (22nd in the league) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor. The Timberwolves are hitting 37.8% on shots from 3-point land (514 of 1,360) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 42.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 844 assists on the season, which is 24th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves have forced 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.6 fouls. They rank 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 830 conceded on the year. The Timberwolves defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.0% (1,367 of 2,971) and they surrender 43.0 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 34.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 5th in the league in points per game from their opponents (108.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans took home the win by a final score of 110-98 when they faced the Wizards. The Pelicans earned 38 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 49 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Wizards were called for 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 90.0%. When discussing shots from downtown, New Orleans made 18 out of 49 tries (36.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pelicans finished shooting 37 out of 90 from the field which had them shooting 41.1%. The Pelicans permitted the Wizards to knock down 38 of 89 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.7% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 26.8% from three-point range by hitting 11 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 14 from the charity stripe (78.6%). Concerning attacking the glass, New Orleans permitted Washington to grab 46 in total (9 offensive).

CJ McCollum pitched in for the Pelicans for the game. He buried 9 out of 18 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. McCollum totaled 25 points in his 36 mins on the court and totaled 3 assists for this game.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 7-29 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Pelicans are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which is 28th in the NBA. New Orleans has scored 3,870 pts on the year (107.5 per game) and they snag 42.6 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.9 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.9 times per contest. The Pelicans commit 18.5 fouls per game and they go 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The New Orleans defense allows 36.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (508 of 1,375) and opponents are knocking down 79.5% of their free throw attempts. They give up 28.4 dimes and 45.5 rebounds per contest, ranking them 26th and 26th in the league. The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 25th in basketball in points given up per game with 117.5. They are forcing 15.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the field (29th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans and under the total points

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